It’s important to know the top waiver wire targets for each week of the fantasy football season. Beyond the top targets, though, there is benefit to improving your bench and stashing players that are forecasted to increase in value. We’ll also be a great resource for these waiver wire stashes. Here’s a look at fantasy football players you should consider stashing this week. And check out all of this week’s fantasy football waiver wire advice.
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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Stash Targets
Running Back Waiver Wire Stash Candidates
As many expected, Bucky Irving is a more reliable running-game option than Rachaad White. Irving led the Buccaneers in rushing with 62 rushing yards on nine attempts, but he only caught two passes. White is the clear starter, but Irving can continue to chip away at the snap share with performances like this one.
MarShawn Lloyd was inactive in Week 1, but the rookie from USC was not placed on IR before the season. That indicates Green Bay expects him to be ready by Week 4. Once active, he provides a really nice lightning to Josh Jacobs‘ thunder. I’m stashing him in my leagues with deeper benches.
Buffalo did not give Ray Davis many touches in his NFL debut. With only three rushing attempts and one reception, Davis still looked very strong with 27 yards. James Cook is much more involved as a receiver and was clearly overmatched between the tackles. The Bills will see Davis’ work on film and be forced to give him more touches, making him a nice stash.
The 49ers love Jordan Mason. The hard-nosed runner is their special teams ace and now the heir apparent to Christian McCaffrey. CMC is still nursing the ever-mysterious “calf/Achilles” injury from August and carried a questionable label into Monday night’s game against the Jets. McCaffrey doesn’t yield many snaps to his backups when healthy, but that could change in a hurry in light of the circumstances.
Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Stash Candidates
Williams is just a stash at this point if you have the bench space. At the time of this writing, the Jets’ Monday-night opener against the 49ers had not yet taken place. Williams has a clear path to WR2 status in this offense once he’s a full-time player. The problem is, we don’t know when that will be, as the team has stated he will be on a snap count to open the season. If Aaron Rodgers can still be anything close to his former glory, Williams could develop into a stretch-run WR3 for your lineups.
Quarterback Waiver Wire Stash Candidates
I never do this. Stashing QBs is usually frivolous and flies in the face of effective fantasy football game theory. This is, of course, unless a starting QB is playing so poorly that his backup is keeping his throwing arm warm at all times. Jameis Winston has won me and many others fantasy championships. Deshaun Watson has too, but not since he arrived in Cleveland on a wave of dollar bills. Watson was abysmal against Dallas, drawing loud boos from the Browns fans throughout the game. If he continues his poor play with an easy upcoming schedule, we could very well get our wish and see Winston eating Ws for our fantasy teams.
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